George Mathis Photo and Art Collection 1915-1970

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George Mathis Photo and Art Collection 1915-1970

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Photographs, original art, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera, relating to George Mathis' career as a commercial artist specializing in scenes of California's gold rush and America's exploration of space.

20 containers.; 12 linear feet of shelf space.; 2781 items.

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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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George Mathis (1909-1977) was born in Seattle, Washington. He spent much of his early life in Hoquiam, where his father managed a clothing store. He attended Washington State University, where he majored in art, and studied under William T. McDermott (1884-1961), who became a well-known western landscape painter. After graduation from WSU in June 1931, he moved to California and worked as a commercial artist and art teacher for a number of years. He married his wife Jean, also an ar...

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